Neoplants company launched Neo Px, a bioengineered plant able to purify indoor air at an unprecedented scale. So far, it's just in the U.S Market, but in the near future the company is planning to expand to Europe. teleSUR
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00:00 Neoplan's company launched NeopX, a bioengineered plant able to purify injured air at unprecedented
00:08 scale. So far it's just in the US market, but in the near future the company is planning to
00:13 expand to Europe. Let's see photo details. NeopX plants belong to the Queen Marva variety,
00:21 so they are regular photo plants, which can be done in sleek pots. Its uniqueness lies in
00:26 bioengineered microorganisms, alias power drops, that capture, transform and recycle harmful indoor
00:33 pollutants into useful matter. CEO of Neoplan's company Lionel Mora further explained their benefits.
00:41 So Neoplan's is the first company in the world to build bioengineered plant microbiome systems able
00:47 to purify the air in your home. So our first product, NeopX, is equivalent to up to 30 regular houseplants
00:54 in terms of air purification. And you can put it in your home and it will not only capture, but also
01:00 remove and recycle some of the most harmful pollutants you can find indoors.
01:05 Right after NeopX's launch, different criteria arose on the internet regarding its expensive price
01:13 and effectiveness, in addition to sharing experience on keeping alive the plant.
01:18 Let us listen to a few of them.
01:22 Because I'm not sure your pricing makes that practical at all, at all. It's like hundreds of
01:28 dollars for that, for one room. Also as well, just looking at one of these tables showing that
01:34 effectiveness, I actually think it's really sus that you are taking plants here that have so little
01:40 output on purification.
01:41 Patrick Torby, co-founder of Neoplan's startup, delved into how PX plant works. In addition, he
01:49 points out that the company knuckles down to diffuse global warming by green projects like this one.
01:55 The bacteria and cells will absorb volatile organic compounds using benzene, for example,
02:02 as a source of carbon to grow and reproduce quite simply. The plant is there to create this ecosystem,
02:08 this ecological nature for the bacteria. So we have a system of symbiosis between plants
02:13 and bacteria, which means that the bacteria are happy and able to absorb this air pollutants.
02:20 With a standing high positive impact on the environment, the US is so far the only market
02:26 target for Neoplan's. The company is planning to expand to Europe, including France, in a year.
02:32 Hence, it still has a long way to go to make a real difference, as new PX is needed in the
02:37 rest of the world as well.
02:38 We have started marketing in the United States because it is a bigger, more major market and
02:45 about our regulation is much simpler and more scientific. We know exactly how to respond to
02:50 regulators and what they expect. We are very transparent with them. Whereas in Europe and
02:56 France, it is a little more complicated to work with regulators who are a little less scientific,
03:01 a little more political. So the processes take a little longer. We are in the process of starting
03:06 them in France and later in Europe. We hope to be able to sell our products here as early as
03:12 next year. Nowadays, humanity faces growing wildfires, droughts and floods every day. So
03:21 Neo PX plant turns out to be an innovative solution, which comes at the right time. However,
03:27 economic profits and bureaucracy stand in the way of expansion to other bigger polluters,
03:33 countries as Bangladesh, Ghana, Mexico, just to mention some.
03:39 just to mention some.